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On April 1, Brandon Corbitt, of Homerville, along with his son Levi, decided to make a late-morning trip to the Satilla River to try their luck at bass fishing. After making the drive to the Atkinson boat ramp and launching their boat, the pair of anglers headed down river with the midday sun directly overhead.…
Twelve of the top high school anglers in the country have been selected as new members of the notable Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. “For nine years, the Bassmaster High School All-American program has identified and honored some of the most accomplished student anglers in the country,” said…
Shoal bass anglers gearing up to fish Yellow Jacket Shoals need to put the brakes on those thoughts. After hearing that new legislation designed to protect fishing access to navigable streams has passed its final step, some may have thought that section of the Flint River was back open to public access. Although Senate Bill…
When Gunner Thrift, of Raybon, made a trip to the Satilla River days before his 18th birthday, he had no idea what early birthday surprise the south Georgia river had in store for him. “On April 7, I was fishing with my dad and his friend on the Satilla down at Flat Woods Bluff. It’s…
Whether your bread-and-butter is wigglers and crickets or Beetle Spins and bugs, May is a prime month to have some fishing fun while slinging baits to bream beds. GON reached out to the WRD Fisheries experts and asked these biologists what their top picks were for their areas. Below is what they had to say.…
Georgia is blessed to have a smorgasbord of state parks littered across the state in just about every possible direction. Little Ocmulgee State Park is such a place, located in south Georgia just outside of McRae-Helena. It has about everything you could expect from a top-notch weekend destination. Originally founded in the 1930s, this property…
Flat Creek PFA continues to be one of the more popular PFAs in Georgia. According to Brandon Baker, WRD fisheries biologist in the Fort Valley office, Flat Creek is ranked fourth in PFA usage, behind Rocky Mountain, Marben and Paradise PFAs. Its popularity could be due to its location close to I-75 in Perry and…
Big baits catch big bass. That’s a fairly simple statement, but as true a one as you’ll come across. And we figure our readers would like to know how to catch big bass. After all, who wouldn’t? So we sat down with Mike Bucca, Georgia native, creator of the Bull Shad and longtime big-bait enthusiast…
A black crappie that weighed 2 pounds on the dot has set a new record for Lake Chatuge. Howard Stimis, of Hiwassee, was fishing on Chatuge April 6 when the big slab bit a 2-inch Hot Grub made by Crappie County Bait & Tackle that Howard purchased at Hammond’s Fishing Center near Lake Lanier. “I…
Blueback herring are spawning at Hartwell in May, and that means all month long bass are feeding on main-lake and creek humps and points, gorging themselves on their favorite prey. You can catch bass on a variety of lures, and according to tournament angler Justin Kimmel, you can also keep it simple with just three…
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